James Buford vs. Alex McCarthy — Career Comparison

James Buford
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaNashville Elite GiantsNegro National League IISecond Baseman
Alex McCarthy
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, James Buford posted the stronger offensive profile against Alex McCarthy. James Buford posted stronger numbers in OPS (.689 vs .577) and on-base percentage (.320 vs .295). By the career numbers, James Buford had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for James Buford and Alex McCarthy

James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
105
155.94
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
170.64
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
404
600
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1519
600
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
562.87
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1335
527.32
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.622
0.622
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
161.88
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
120.87
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
132.18
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
101.12
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
13.43
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
4.34
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.46
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.97
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
29.7
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
19.75
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46.83
69.55
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122.17
48.26
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
207.92
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
377
148.91
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
188.61
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
169.85
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
63.86
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
53.72
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
65.35
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
48.19
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
124.75
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
99.93
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53.92
80.09
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
54.91
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.43
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
7.9
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
19.31
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
41.08
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
123
48.58
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.35
12.35
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.4
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
23.7
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
9.08
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.97
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
11.06
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
82.14
82.14

Fielding Stats for James Buford and Alex McCarthy

James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.15
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
151.2
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.08
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.08
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2489
27
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
27
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
829.2
9
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.53
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
273.6
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
2.46
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1089
392.04
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.43
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27.72
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
4.43
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1926
693.36
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
3.99
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
665.64
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.472
3.472
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.402
4.402
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.34
94.34
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.18
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
54.36
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0